Inclusive vs Plus Super: Pricing & Approvals (Agents)

Modified on Fri, 26 Sep at 10:03 AM

Audience: Agents (hirers)
Applies to: Bookings involving sole-trader performers or crew (players, DJs, techs, etc.)

Summary

When a booking is created for a Sole Trader and triggers Superannuation Guarantee (SG), choose whether the performance fee includes super (embedded) or is plus super (added on top). Hot Giggity supports both via a single toggle on the booking sheet.

By default, new bookings are Fee includes super.

You can change the default per venue in Manage → My Venues.

SG is currently 12% (from 1 July 2025). Super is not subject to GST.

The two models at a glance

Fee includes super (Inclusive) — Default
The performance fee you enter already contains the required SG. We back-calculate the artist’s bank amount and the super amount so that bank + super = performance fee.
Fee excludes super (Plus super)
The performance fee is the bank amount. SG is added on top, shown separately, and billed to the hirer in addition to the performance fee.

Booking sheet controls & calculations

A) Performance Fee Includes Super

B) Performance Fee Excludes Super

What you choose: one toggle on the booking sheet

Fee includes super (ON) → Inclusive model
Fee includes super (OFF) → Plus-super model

Key fields and how they behave

Performance Fee (ex Tax)
The agreed gig fee before GST.
- Inclusive (ON): split between bank and super so that bank + super = performance fee.
- Plus super (OFF): equals the bank amount; super is added on top.
Agent Commission (choose $ or %)
Shows calculated Commission paid to Agent. .
Super Paid to Act
Auto-calculated at the current SG rate (e.g., 12%) on the bank amount for sole-trader payees.
No GST applies to super.
Act Invoice Amount (bank to artist, ex GST)
- Inclusive (ON): back-calculated so that bank × (1 + SG%) = performance fee.
- Plus super (OFF): equals the performance fee.
Total Fee to Venue (ex Tax)
The pre-GST total the hirer will be billed.
- Inclusive (ON): performance fee + commission.
- Plus super (OFF): performance fee + super + commission

Worked examples

A) Inclusive of super (toggle ON)

Inputs: Performance Fee = $500, Commission = $50, SG = 12%
Act Invoice Amount (bank): 500 / 1.12 = 446.43
Super Paid to Act: 446.43 × 12% = 53.57
Total Fee to Venue (ex Tax): 500 + 50 = 550
GST: applies only to taxable fee/commission lines (not SG)

B) Plus super (toggle OFF)

Inputs: Performance Fee = $500, Commission = $50, SG = 12%
Act Invoice Amount (bank): 500.00
Super Paid to Act: 500 × 12% = 60.00
Total Fee to Venue (ex Tax): 500 + 60 + 50 = 610
GST: applies only to taxable fee/commission lines (not SG)

Set a venue-level default (optional)

To control how new bookings start for a specific venue:

Go to Manage → My Venues.
Find the venue, click the three action dots (⋯).
Select Set Super Default for Bookings.
Toggle Performance fee includes super for all bookings ON (inclusive) or OFF (plus super).
Click Save.

Notes

This affects future bookings for that venue (existing bookings are unchanged).
You can still override the toggle on any individual booking.

Approving artist invoices (what you’ll see)

Inclusive: The invoice shows the Act invoice Amount a separate SG section that represents the embedded portion.
Plus super: The invoice shows the Performance Fee and separate SG section that represents the amount on top.
No GST is applied to SG.

How to stay compliant (at a glance)

Ensure acts update their legal entity and super details in their Hot Giggity Profile (fund name, ABN/USI, member number, DOB).
Verify on the booking sheet the entity type for the act you are booking. When you select an act, Hot Giggity displays their legal entity and whether all super details have been added.
Approve invoices with SG clearly shown.
Pay SG by the deadline (28th after quarter-end) via your clearing house (e.g., Xero/MYOB or ATO SBSCH).
Keep records: invoice, SG payment confirmation/PRN, and mapping in your accounts.

Need help?

If you have questions about anything in this article, please email - support@hotgiggity.com